CVE-2023-29017 (GCVE-0-2023-29017)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-06 19:18 – Updated: 2025-02-10 16:10
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
vm2 Sandbox Escape vulnerability
Summary
vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code with whitelisted Node's built-in modules. Prior to version 3.9.15, vm2 was not properly handling host objects passed to `Error.prepareStackTrace` in case of unhandled async errors. A threat actor could bypass the sandbox protections to gain remote code execution rights on the host running the sandbox. This vulnerability was patched in the release of version 3.9.15 of vm2. There are no known workarounds.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-10 16:10 UTC
CWE
- CWE-913 - Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/515 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/commit/d534e57… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gist.github.com/seongil-wi/2a44e082001b95… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| patriksimek | vm2 |
Affected:
< 3.9.15
|
guessed |
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